by Sneha Singh, Shashank Palur | Feb 7, 2023 | Urban Water Blogs
Understanding Wastewater Reuse: 5 Learnings from the IWA International Conference We participated in the International Water Association’s 13th international conference held in Chennai in January. The theme of this year’s event was ‘Water Reuse: Overcoming the...
by Rashmi Kulranjan, Shashank Palur, Muhil Nesi | Nov 3, 2022 | Urban Water Blogs
Setting the Context — Water Governance in Bengaluru Cities are shaped by their water resources. Think of coastal cities that have evolved to become important trade centres, such as Mumbai and Cochin. There are riverine cities too. Many were capitals of past empires,...
by Rashmi Kulranjan, Shashank Palur, Muhil Nesi | Aug 22, 2022 | Urban Water Blogs
Why We Need Urban Water Balances Bengaluru’s water crisis — A tale of mismanagement Bengaluru’s water problems may sometimes seem contradictory. Stories of drying borewells and lakes compete with outcries about flooded streets. But these twin water problems are...
by Shashank Palur | Jul 1, 2022 | Urban Water Blogs
Grey to Green: Mapping Bengaluru’s Apartments and Parks The Winfield Layout Park in Yelahanka was mostly parched and wilting when we first visited in December last year. It did not have access to a steady supply of water. During the dry months, this park had to...
by Anjali V Raj, Shashank Palur | Feb 10, 2022 | Urban Water Publications
Phosphorus Balance Study at Jakkur Lake Despite having an sewage treatment plant and a constructed wetland, Jakkur lake is still experiences algal blooms and occasional fish deaths. It is important to understand the nutrient state of the lake. Therefore, we conducted...